Umbrellas and Fans - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 5

WELCOME BACK!!!


January Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Jan. 14 - Swans

Featured Jan 15 - Umbrellas and Fans

 Featured Jan 16 - Yikes a Mouse

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All three winners will be announced on Jan. 18,2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Jan. 17, 2014.

Here's the Design Team:

Patty

 Jane C

 Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn

 Bonnie 

Cathy C  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

For today's project featuring Umbrellas & Fans, I went with a black/purple theme.  After stamping my own background and border, I stamped the main fan image in memento lulu lavender ink before layering and popping up over the stamped border.  The only embellishments I added were some punched butterflies and flowers highlighted with ice stickles.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

Stamps: MFP Umbrellas & Fans

Ink: Memento Black, Lulu Lavender

Card Stock: Stampin Up!

Accessories: Martha Stewart Punches, Micro Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, Dimensionals

Swans - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 4

WELCOME BACK!!!


January Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Jan. 14 - Swans

Featured Jan 15 - Umbrellas and Fans

 Featured Jan 16 - Yikes a Mouse

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All three winners will be announced on Jan. 18,2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Jan. 17, 2014.

Here's the Design Team:

Patty

 Jane C

 Thrfity Stamper

Marilynn

 Bonnie 

Cathy C  

Sue W

An'Jenic

  Amy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

For my project today, I pulled out some of my favorite K and Company designer paper to pair up with today's featured set before stamping the swan in memento black onto vanilla card stock then coloring with koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker.

Once the coloring was finished, I stamped a border background, die cut the swan before adding some matching punched K & Company die cuts popped up on dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

Hello Balloons

Hello and welcome.  Today I am sharing a card I made for this week's Addicted to CAS: Die Cut challenge. For the challenge, I decided to pull out a Taylored Expressions set that needed some love called Sky's The Limit along with the coordinating die then paired them both up with some blue marbled card stock from my stash.

After stamping the balloons in memento black and coloring with prismacolor markers, I die cut the matching balloons out along with the clouds before stamping, coloring then punching out the sun.  Once my saying was stamped onto the card, I adhered everything else using glue dots.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: TE Sky's The Limit & Coordinating Die
Ink: Memento Black
Card Stock: White, Blue Marble
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Die, Big Shot

Paper Doll Madness Preview Day 3

Hello and welcome to the third day of the Mark's Finest Papers Paper Doll Madness blog hop showcasing Paper Dolls Out and About.

My project today is still fairly simple, just like when playing with paper dolls while growing up, with images stamped in memento black onto white card stock, colored, then cut out and assembled.  Head on over to the Mark's Finest Papers blog to check out what the rest of the design team has come up with and don't forget to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.


Stamps: MFP Paper Dolls, Paper Dolls Out & About
Ink: Memento Black
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers

Paper Doll Madness Preview Day 2

Hello and welcome to the second day of the Mark's Finest Papers Paper Doll Madness blog hop.  My project today showcases both the Paper Dolls and the Paper Dolls Formal Wear sets only adhered with velcro for ease of changing styles.

So hop on over to the Mark's Finest Papers blog to see what the design team has come up with and don't forget to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.


Stamps: MFP Paper Dolls, Paper Dolls Formal Wear
Ink: Memento Black
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Velcro

Paper Doll Madness Preview Day 1

Hello.  Today on the Mark's Finest Papers blog we are beginning our Paper Doll Madness previews and hop.

My project today showcases today's featured set Paper Dolls from the Mark's Finest Papers blog.  Growing up I used to play with paper dolls, so I decided to use the set just like the dolls I used to have.

Head on over to the MFP blog to hop along and see what the design team has come up with and don't forget to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured set.


Stamps: MFP Paper Dolls
Ink: Memento Black
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers

Tis The Season - Again!

Hello and welcome.  I'm hoping you enjoyed your holidays and that they were safe for you and your family.  Today I am sharing a 10 minute card I made for the 2014 Christmas Card Challenge over on SpeedyTV.

I used the Tis The Season Mini paired with a snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder with pacific pointe ink sponged over the dry embossed surface.  The "Merry Christmas" saying is from Winter Scenes.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  The Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company new release blog hop starts tomorrow on the company blog.  Make sure to stop by.

Stamps: MFP Tis The Season, Winter Scenes
Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Up! Pacific Pointe, Memento Bahama Blue
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Punches, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Sponge

SpeedyTV 2014 Christmas Card Challenge

Come one!!  Come all!!!  The SpeedyTV 2014 Christmas Card Challenge has been posted for the new year!  If you want a non stressful, yet fun and inspiring way, to get a head start on next years Christmas cards, then this is the challenge for you.  For full details and signups head on over to SpeedyTV and see the 2014 Christmas Card Challenge here.

Hope to see you there!